G45.0
BillableVertebro-basilar artery syndrome
Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome34781003
- Vertebral artery syndrome34781003
- Basilar artery syndrome64009001
- Insufficiency - basilar artery64009001
- Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency64009001
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency64009001
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome195199008
- Posterior circulation transient ischaemic attack230717002
- Posterior circulation transient ischemic attack230717002
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischaemic attack230717002
- Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischemic attack230717002
- Extrinsic compression of artery233977004
- Acute cerebral ischaemia16218291000119100
- Acute cerebral ischemia16218291000119100
UMLS
- Insufficiencies, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Insufficiencies, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Insufficiency, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Insufficiency, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Ischemia, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Ischemia, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Ischemias, Vertebro-BasilarC0042568
- Ischemias, VertebrobasilarC0042568
- Vertebro Basilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebro Basilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar InsufficienciesC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebro-Basilar IschemiasC0042568
- Vertebro-basilar artery syndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar Artery SyndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar InsufficienciesC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar InsufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar IschemiaC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar IschemiasC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiencyC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndromeC0042568
- Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome (disorder)C0042568
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiencyC0042568
- basilar vertebral insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebral basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebro basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebro-basilar artery syndromeC0042568
- vertebro-basilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebrobasilar artery syndromeC0042568
- vertebrobasilar insufficiencyC0042568
- vertebrobasilar ischemiaC0042568
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for vertebro-basilar artery syndrome?
The ICD-10-CM code for vertebro-basilar artery syndrome is G45.0. The full clinical description is "Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome". G45.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G45.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G45.0 represents "Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G45.0 a billable code?
Yes, G45.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G45.0 in?
G45.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G45.0?
G45.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neonatal cerebral ischemia (P91.0); transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-).
What SNOMED CT codes does G45.0 map to?
G45.0 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 16218291000119100, 64009001, 233977004, 230717002, 34781003, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G45.0?
G45.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0042568. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.